单词 | priceite |
释义 | priceiten. Mineralogy. A mineral of the triclinic crystal system which consists of a hydrated calcium borate, Ca4B10O19·7H2O, and typically occurs as white, earthy nodules and masses. Cf. pandermite n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > borates > [noun] > calcium borate hayesine1844 priceite1873 colemanite1884 pandermite1885 inyoite1914 meyerhofferite1914 ginorite1934 tertschite1953 nifontovite1961 nobleite1961 pentahydroborite1962 uralborite1962 1873 B. Silliman in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 6 130 As it appears therefore to be a new species I would propose for it the name priceite, in honour of Mr. Thomas Price, the well known metallurgist of San Francisco. 1923 H. H. Read Rutley's Elem. Mineral. (ed. 21) ii. 152 Priceite and pandermite are hydrated calcium borates related to colemanite. Priceite is a soft, white, earthy mineral, and pandermite is a somewhat harder mineral. 1981 Canad. Mineralogist 19 295/2 The priceite occurs as 5–16mm white to very light orange clusters unevenly distributed over a 50cm interval. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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